Brazil's CV market ended half-year marginally down but with positive outlook.

Export figures of commercial vehicles from Brazil in the first half of this year indicate a positive trend for the truck and bus sectors.

The Colombian truck and bus market ended the first half of the year up 18.2% against the same period in 2021, according to figures released by ANDEMOS (National Association for Sustainable Mobility), based in Bogotá, Colombia.

The German manufacturer of exhaust and thermal management products is building a new facility on an 80,000-square-metre site near the Romanian border, in response to strong demand for electric vehicles.

Chilean CV market gains 12% in first six months of 2022.

Ceres will be piloting a solid oxide electrolyser - which uses a ceramic as the electrolyte in the process of splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen gas - at Shell's R&D centre in Bangalore.

SKion, an investment company representing heiress Susanne Klatten, has acquired a 20% stake in the battery manufacturer for an undisclosed sum. 

Pony.ai, in collaboration with NVIDIA, offers commercial vehicle builders high speed autonomous driving system with start of mass production scheduled for Q4 2022.

The German and Chinese battery manufacturers have agreed to collaborate in the development of NMC lithium-ion batteries for the global market.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (VWCO) of Resende, Brazil delivered 20 units of the VW Constellation 25.360 truck to Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (NSA), one of Paraguay’s largest transport companies.

Sany and Pony.ai to establish a joint venture win China to develop and sell Level 4 (L4) autonomous trucks for general goods transportation.

The company is recruiting more than 60 new employees at the plant, following recent growth in its wheels business.